I think they would have to explicitly state that in the work agreement signed. I recall an employer I worked for a long time ago gave us new agreements to sign which were particularly barbaric in this regard. Many people refused to sign them without side projects getting an exception. If they own you 24x7 then I'd expect a salary that reflects that. On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Mark Hurd <markeh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't recall were I got this from (perhaps it was once explicitly in > an employment agreement and I've assumed it was general) but I was > under the impression that ALL employee's coding (at work or home and I > am referring to employees, not contractors) is owned by the employer > (or at least has first rights to it). This is why open source > development on work or /own/ time is an issue. > > -- > Regards, > Mark Hurd, B.Sc.(Ma.)(Hons.) >
